This page is part of a list of original releases by release
date of international commercially-released regular stereo Dylan albums.
They do not contain rarities or obscurities and are not eligible for the Searching For A Gem
list. Nevertheless, their interest value or scarcity means they're worth listing
here - as far as I know some are not included on any other Internet site. Promo
releases of regular albums are now listed here and no longer in the former
yearly Promo sections.

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existing entries, please let me know!
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Revised
01 January, 2018.

Original LP front

Original US stereo LP, Columbia QC 38819, 27 Oct 1983.

Although the photographs are uncredited, they were taken by Sara Dylan during a visit to Israel
in September 1983 for their son Jesse's bar-mitzvah. The front picture of Bob
was taken through a car window. The rear picture is a
drawing by Bob that was originally intended as the front sleeve. The photograph
on the front of the inner sleeve shows Bob on the Mount of Olives with Jerusalem in the background.
(Thanks to Rod MacBeath for information.)

This
title was one of the fifteen Dylan albums released in Sep
2003 as a hybrid CD/SA-CD. This is playable both in stereo on an ordinary
CD player and in enhanced stereo on an SA-CD player or a DVD player that also
plays SA-CDs (Sony's higher range models all do this). Six titles were available
in 5.1 surround sound, but not this one. Sadly the opportunity to include bonus
tracks of the excellent unreleased material from the Infidels
sessions was missed.

Side 2: Man Of
Peace; Union Sundown; I And I; Don’t Fall Apart On Me Tonight.

This album is widely considered to have been a missed
opportunity, because of the strength of the tracks left off the final release! The tracks included
on The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 speak for themselves. Out-takes from this album have been officially released as
follows:

7" Singles (1983): Angel
Flying Too Close To The Ground (Willie Nelson) - released as single
B-side

Down In The Groove (1988): Death Is Not The End

The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (1991): Blind Willie McTell
(the released version is solo acoustic, but many Dylan fans consider the still
officially unreleased band version superior); Someone's Got A Hold Of My Heart (early
version of Tight Connection To My Heart); Tell Me; Lord Protect My Child; Foot
Of Pride

Other out-takes from the album sessions are Julius
And Ethel (a song about the Rosenbergs, who were executed in 1951 for
spying), This Was My Love (a song by Jim Harbert
recorded by Frank Sinatra), an early version of When The Night Comes Falling
From The Sky (later released on Empire Burlesque), and several alternate
takes of
Sweetheart
Like You.

The front and rear of the sleeve and the front of the inner sleeve are
essentially the same as my UK copy shown below. The rear of the inner sleeve shows nine Dylan albums with
the
interesting point that the cover of Freewheelin' is the UK version
(a higher crop of the design than the US version). The record has red
Columbia labels with the yellow Columbia logo in a ring round the outside.

Gerd Rundel has a mislabelled promo copy of Columbia QC 38819 with labels
belonging to Billy Joel's 1977 album The Stranger (Columbia JC 34987). The
record plays the correct Dylan tracks on both sides and has handwritten matrix
numbers: Side 1 - AL 38819 1F, Side 2 - BL 38819 1A. Both sides have "MASTERDISK
BK" stamped. There is a gold promo stamp on the rear sleeve covering the
barcode.

Gerd Rundel also has a late 1980s copy with "PC 38819" on the spine and just
"C 38819" on the record labels. The barcode at top right of the rear sleeve is different. The inner sleeve is the same as the 1983 release.
The record of this copy has
handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL-38819-1L, Side 2 - BL-38819-G1A.

This promo cassette has "DEMONSTRATION - NOT FOR SALE" in
black stamped over the barcode on the
rear of the cassette insert. The inside of the cassette insert is blank. The cassette is
light grey with black text, there are no paper labels.

This late 1980s commercial cassette has a different catalogue number, Columbia PCT
38819. The inside of the cassette insert is again blank. The cassette this
time is
transparent smoked grey with white text, there are no paper labels. The
catalogue number on the cassette itself is just "CT 38819".

This release is essentially the same as the
US release with the same inner sleeve. Both sleeve and record were made in
Canada. The rear sleeve has a barcode at top right. The record has red Columbia labels. The promo copy has a gold
Columbia Canada stamp on the rear sleeve. The record of the
promo copy shown has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL-38819-1A-2HZ:,
Side 2 - BL-38819-1A-2HZ:. The
record of the commercial copy
shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL 38819, Side 2 - BL 38819.

Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Gerd Rundel for information and pictures.

These cassette releases were made in Canada. The inside of the
1983 cassette insert is blank. The 1983 cassette is
light grey with black text, there are no paper labels. The late 1980s insert has now
has a barcode on the outside and CBS Canada manufacturing information in
English/French on the inside. The late 1980s chrome cassette has black case with
silver text, there are again no paper labels.

The UK release had a Shorepak sleeve printed in England by Shorewood
Packaging Co. Ltd. and the record came in a printed inner sleeve. The rear of the inner
sleeve is the same as the US version apart from the bottom text which says
"CBS Records and Tapes" instead of "Columbia Records and Tapes".
It does not have catalogue numbers under the album pictures. While the
cover of The
Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is the UK version (a higher crop of the design
than the US version, but also like this on the US inner sleeve rear), the cover shown of Shot Of Love is the US
version with white title text (the UK version had black title text).

The UK vinyl album did not have a lyric insert like the Dutch release
below, but one was provided with
the UK cassette release CBS 40-25539 and is shown below. The promo copy
shown has a gold stamp "Property Of CBS. Demonstration Only. Not For Sale"
at top left of the rear sleeve. The record labels are the same as the
commercial copy. The 1983 record has orange/yellow CBS labels. Both UK copies shown have
handwritten matrix numbers:
Side 1 - CBS 25539-A1, Side 2 - CBS 25539-B2.

CBS 25539 (UK), mid 1980s:

CBS 25539 (UK) - front scan by Gerd Rundel (mid 1980s release)

The
mid 1980s release comes in the same sleeve as the 1983 release except for a
barcode sticker on top left of the rear. The barcode with new catalogue
number, CBS 460727 1, looks the same as the barcode on the late 1980s
release below.
The record comes in the same printed inner sleeve as that of the 1983
release, but now has red CBS labels, with the old catalogue number, the same
as in 1983. In
contrast to the labels of the late 1980s release these labels have the same
text layout as in 1983 with the album title listed above "BOB DYLAN".
The record of the copy shown has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS
25539 A3, Side 2 - CBS 25539-B1.

This
reissue of Infidels
from the late 1980s has a new catalogue number, CBS 460727 1. It was sold in
the "Nice Price" series and it has a new inner sleeve showing albums from
this series instead of the original inner sleeve. The record again has red CBS
labels with the new catalogue number and "BOB DYLAN" back above the album title.
The copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 -
460727 1-A1, Side 2 - 460727
1-B1.

The 1983 cassette has a short card insert. The cassette is black with
orange/yellow CBS paper labels. The cassette case has "CBS" stamped on the
rear.

The late 1980s release has what looks like exactly the same insert as the
1983 release. The cassette is black with red CBS paper
labels. There is a Woolworths price sticker for £6.99 on the end of the
cassette case.

The 1990s Columbia UK release has a wider folded card insert and it also
has a folded lyrics insert, not included with the earlier releases. The
chrome cassette is black with red Columbia paper
labels.

Thanks to David Burgess and Manuel García Jara for information and
scans.

These records were made in Ireland, but they have the 1983 UK Shorepak sleeve and the
original printed inner sleeve. The records have orange/yellow CBS labels, with
a quite different design from the 1983 UK labels above (e.g. all the UK
labels have the song titles left aligned, but these are centred).

On the Side 1
label Sweetheart Like You is mistitled as just "SWEETHEART" and Neighborhood
Bully is mistitled as just “NEIGHBOURHOOD”
(the British English spelling - the UK releases use the American spelling);
on the Side 2
label “I AND I” is mistitled as “I AM I”. These errors were corrected
on the late 1980s release with red CBS labels below.

There are two record label variants. On
the first variant the copyright
text on the Side 1 record label is printed round the bottom edge of the
label instead round the top edge as usual, as on the Side 2 label. This text
does not include "MADE IN ENGLAND" on either label. The record with second
variant labels comes in the same UK outer and inner sleeves as the record
with first variant labels. This time both sides have the circumference text
in the upper area and “MADE IN ENGLAND” to the right of the centre hole. The
labels have the same title misspellings on Sides 1 and 2 as the first
variant labels.

The records of
both copies
shown have handwritten matrix numbers: Side
1 - CBS-25539 A1, Side
2 - CBS-25539-B1.

The record of the very rare late 1980s Irish release had the new catalogue
number and red CBS labels. It has the UK late 1980s sleeve. The label design is now the same as the UK release
with left aligned song titles, and Sweetheart Like You and Neighborhood Bully
are correctly titled on
Side 1, as is I And I on Side 2. New bold text has been added to the left and
right of the centre hole, and below the song titles. The text "MADE IN ENGLAND"
is missing from the circumference text, which has not been realigned.
The copy shown has the same matrix numbers as the late
1980s UK copy above: Side 1 -
460727 1-A1, Side 2 - 460727
1-B1.

Thanks to Gerd Rundel and Manuel García Jara for information and
scans.

This release is similar to the UK release with the picture inner sleeve but there is a
full page lyrics insert like the UK cassette release. Marc Kuszel's copy shown sold in
France has
a sticker "NOUVEL ALBUM inclus I AND I [NEW ALBUM includes I AND I]".
Michel Pomarede has a copy sold in France with a different sticker that also
promotes Jokerman.

Hans Seegers has a promo copy with a "SAMPLE" stamp on
the rear of the inner sleeve. The 1983 record has orange/yellow CBS labels.

The inner rear sleeve
of Ronald Born's commercial copy has "25539" at bottom left and looks
overprinted. The inner rear sleeve of Ronald Born's copy with a French sticker
has "01-025539-20" at bottom left as shown for the Club edition below.

Manuel García Jara's Club Edition has "CLUB EDITION" on
the rear sleeve and the record labels. The Club Edition
record shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL 38819-1H, Side 2 - BL 38819-1J NL.
The inner rear sleeve of Ronald Born's Club Edition has "01-025539-20" at bottom
left.

Simon Blokker has what may be a
mid-1980s release with the following features:

Unexplained stickers on the rear sleeve to the
left of and below of the song titles

The rear sleeve is like the 1983 rear sleeve at
top right, without a barcode and with 25539, "CB|291" in a capsule and
"58" in a circle (see above)

The rear sleeve is like the late 1980s release at
bottom right with "01-025539-20" (see below)

This album must have been sold in Germany because
it has newspaper clippings in German (reviews of the album) pasted on the
front and rear of the inner sleeve. The oval sticker has text "PREIS DER
DEUTSCHEN SCHALLPLATTEN KRITIK Vierteljahresliste [German Quarterly Record
Review Award]

The inner rear sleeve has "01-025539-20" at
bottom left like Ronald Born's Club Edition above, also "01-025539-20" on
the lyrics insert.

This 1980s release comes in an
earlier sleeve with “CBS 25539” on the spine. The rear of the sleeve has a
barcode sticker with catalogue number "CBS 460727 1" in the top right corner
covering the "CBS 25539" details. The printed inner sleeve and lyric sheet also
belong to the earlier "CBS 25539" release - compare the inner sleeve detail rear
scan with that of the subsequent Columbia Holland release, the bottom text is
different. Scans of this sleeve without the sticker required!

The record has red CBS labels
still with the old catalogue number "CBS 25539". "BOB DYLAN" is listed
below the album title. The copy shown has matrix
numbers: Side 1 - AL-38819-1G (handwritten), 01-25539-3A-1 (stamped), Side 2 -
BL-38819-1J (handwritten), 01-25539-3B-1 (stamped). Each side also has “NL”
stamped in the centre vinyl.

Columbia 460727 1 (NL), late 1980s:

CBS 460727 1 (NL) - front scan by Gerd Rundel (late 1980s release)

The late 1980s variant with
catalogue number "CBS 460727 1" has a front sleeve that is the same as the
already listed late 1980s copy with mixed catalogue numbers. The rear sleeve has some differences: the
catalogue number, barcode and CBS logo are now printed (not a
sticker) at top right; there is different copyright text at bottom right.
The inner sleeve is the same as listed for the other late 1980s copy except
for “01-460727-20” instead of “01-025539-20” at rear bottom left. “BOB
DYLAN” is now listed above the album title on the record labels.

The record of the copy shown has
matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL-38819-1J (handwritten), 01-25539-2A-1 (stamped),
01-460727 2A1 (handwritten), Side 2 - BL-38819-1J (handwritten), 01-25539-3B-1
(stamped), 01-460727 3B1 (handwritten). Each side again has “NL” stamped
in the centre vinyl.

Thanks to Paul Prince for photos of what appears to be a
late 1980s CBS Dutch release with the new catalogue number "CBS 460727 1" on
gold vinyl with red labels. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information that this is
an unofficial release that was not released by CBS Holland, but may have been
privately pressed.

Sergio
Mariano Romay's copy comes in the same sleeve as
illustrated and the record has the same labels. There is also a sheet with the
lyrics on both sides, now with the number 01-460727-20, just like the inner
sleeve. The record matrix numbers of this copy are: Side 1 - NL (stamped) AL-38819-1G (handwritten)
01-25539-3A-1 (stamped) MASTERDISK (stamped) BK (handwritten); Side 2 - NL (stamped) BL-38819-1J
(handwritten) 01-25539-3B-1 (stamped) MASTERDISK (stamped) BK
(handwritten) THOMAS LERCHNER (handwritten).

Manuel García Jara and
Gerd Rundel both have 1991 "Nice Price"
releases of Infidels
with catalogue number Columbia 460727 1. Each has a "Dylan Originals" sticker on the front
sleeve and, as
well as the inner sleeve and the lyrics insert, a "Dylan Originals" 12" insert
with a catalogue of Dylan albums. Both records have red Columbia labels, but the
text layout is very different.

The record of Gerd's 1991 Columbia copy has
labels with a text layout that
looks like those of other red CBS NL 1980s releases, including the gold vinyl
copy shown above, so must be earlier than Manuel's copy. There are four
distinctive differences:

“STEREO” is
present to the left of the centre hole and the "LC|0149" capsule is above it

The catalogue
number and “BIEM/STEMRA” are printed to the right of the centre hole

The song titles
are centred and listed in two continuous lines

“P 1983 CBS
Records Inc.” still appears below the writer's credit.

The record has very confusing matrix numbers: Side 1
- AL 38819 1J
(handwritten), 01-25539-3A-1 (stamped), 01-460727 3A1 (handwritten), Side 2 - BL 38819 1J
(handwritten), 01-25539-3B-1 (stamped), 01-460727 3B1 (handwritten), plus “NL”
stamped on each side near to the first matrix number.

The record
labels of Manuel's
second release copy
have these differences:

"STEREO" is now missing

The catalogue
number and “BIEM/STEMRA” are printed to the left of the centre hole with the "LC|0149"
capsule below them

The
song titles are left aligned and listed one per line

“P 1983
Sony Music Entertainment Inc.” is now printed at the bottom of the labels.

The record of Manuel's
second release copy shown has completely different US style matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL
38819 1J, Side 2 - BL 38819 1J.

This album was also released in the former German Democratic Republic (East
Germany). The record of the East German release was manufactured at the Amiga pressing plant in Potsdam-Babelsberg
(East Berlin) for sale in the
East German Intershop "hard currency" shops. The record comes in the
1983 Dutch sleeve as above
but with a white inner sleeve. The record labels are also the same as the
1983 Dutch labels above, including still having "MADE IN HOLLAND" in the
circumference text. Lars M. Banke's copy has stamped matrix numbers:
Side 1 - 25539 1A, Side 2 - 25539 2A (simpler than the Dutch
matrix numbers).

Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans.

CBS 25539 (NL/East Germany) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke

CBS 25539 (NL/East Germany) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke

CBS 25539 (NL/East Germany) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke

"Infidels" - stereo cassette release, CBS 40-25539 (NL),
late 1980s:

CBS 40-25539 (NL) - front scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux

This Dutch cassette release came with a single fold
insert and a folded lyrics insert. The cassette is light grey with black
text printed on the case, there are no paper labels. Thanks to Manuel García
Jara for pointing out this must be from the late 1980s because it has a chromium
dioxide cassette.

Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux and Manuel García Jara for information and scans.

This release has the same catalogue number as the UK album. It has the
original inner sleeve and lyrics insert. The record has orange/yellow CBS
labels.
Both Hans Seegers' and Manuel García Jara's copies have handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - CI 25539-1L-26-10-83, Side 2 - CI 25539-2L-26-10-83.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for
the information and to Manuel García Jara for further information and scans.

Slow Train Coming, Saved,
Infidels
and Real Live
are the only Dylan albums from Spain where promo copies were released with white
labels.The promo copy of this album came in the regular sleeve and inner
sleeve with a record with white
CBS promo labels. There was also a stapled promo booklet in Spanish about
Bob's life and his new album written by Jesús
Ordovás, who has written several books about Bob Dylan in Spanish. The title of
the booklet translates as "The legend lives on... Single "UNION SUNDOWN"
taken from his new LP."

The sleeve and inner sleeve were printed in
Spain by Offset ALG of Madrid, and the Discos
CBS address shown is
Paseo de la Castellana 93, Madrid-16. The commercial copy has orange/yellow CBS
labels. Both records were made in Spain.

Manuel
García Jara has a
copy of Infidels made in Spain for export to Portugal with
"SPA" (Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores) instead of "SGAE"
on the record labels to the right of the centre hole - scans to be added.

Thanks to David Abarca Esteve and
Manuel García Jara for information and to Hans
Seegers for further information and scans.

This album was re-released
in 1988 with a new catalogue number. The sleeve was printed by Offset ALG of
Madrid. This time there was no inner sleeve or lyrics insert. The promo copy
shown is very rare and only a small quantity were produced for CBS
commercial agents in Spain. It has a gold promo stamp on the rear sleeve.
The commercial copy has what could be a computerised record store sticker on
the rear sleeve. The promo and commercial records have red CBS labels. The
promo record was made by Discos CBS S.A. of Madrid but the commercial record
was made for CBS by Tecnodisco S.A. of Madrid. The copies of both records
shown have matrix numbers: Side 1 - 460727 1A, Side 2 - 460727 1B.

This album has the printed
inner sleeve and the lyrics insert. It was released on behalf of CBS by Suzy
Records of Zagreb (now Croatia). The record was pressed by Jugoton, also of
Zagreb,and has orange/yellow
CBS labels. The copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - ULP 1488 A, Side 1 -
ULP 1488 B.
Sergio Mariano Romay's copy has a sticker on the rear sleeve from "nama", a
Croatian chain of record stores.

Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Sergio Mariano Romay for information and scans.

This Yugoslav cassette was again manufactured under licence for CBS by
Suzy Records of Zagreb. The inside of the cassette insert has the tracklist and
composer credits. The cassette is black with yellow CBS/Suzy labels and black
text.

Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and
scans.

"Infidels" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS 25539 (Israel),
1983:

CBS 25539 (Israel) - front scan by Manuel García Jara

This album was made in
Israel and has no printed
inner sleeve or lyrics insert. The record has orange/yellow
CBS labels and the copy shown has the same matrix numbers as the copy of the
Greek release above: Side 1 - AL 33819 1F, Side
1 - BL 33819 1A.
There is a rubber stamp in Hebrew script on the Side 1 label that is the
name of a company "Neti Bin Nun Industria".

Thanks to Manuel García Jara and David Burgess for information and scans.

This white label LP is in a plain white sleeve with
dark blue stickers front and rear. The
cassette is in a white plastic case with paper CBS/Sony labels. The album
title is wrongly shown as "Infidel" on both the LP labels and
the cassette artwork! The labels are also plain white
with stamped titles. For the promo and commercial
Japanese releases of Infidels, see below.

Wil Gielen's copy comes with a
single-sided insert in Japanese as shown. The insert has the release dates
for the LP and cassette versions as 1 Dec 1983, and 21 Dec 1983 for the CD
version. The cassette catalogue number is wrongly shown as "25KP-1041"
instead of "25KP-1014" (see below).

Thanks to Hans Seegers, John R. Overall
and Wil Gielen for information and pictures.

This album has an unusual top obi in grey with black and
white text and price ¥2,500 (the "25" in the
catalogue number indicates the price). It has no picture inner sleeve but
has two inserts, one is double-sided with the same front and
rear as the regular inner sleeve, the other has six pages with text in English and
Japanese including the lyrics in Japanese. The promo copy shown has a sticker
with "SAMPLE" at bottom left of the rear sleeve and printed Japanese characters
indicating a sample on the record labels to the right of the centre hole above
the side number. The record of the promo copy
shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - 25AP-2690-A1, Side 2 - 25AP-2690-B1.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Manuel García Jara for information and scans.

This CBS/Sony release has
the Japanese catalogue number. It has the regular inner sleeve and a lyrics
insert. The record has red CBS/Sony labels and both copies shown have matrix
numbers: Side 1 - 25AP 2690A1,
Side 2 - 25AP 2690B1.
The promo copy has "SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE" stickers on the rear sleeve and
Side 1 record label.

This
release was made by OctoArts International Inc. in the Philippines for CBS
Records. It has a unique front sleeve with details of four tracks in yellow
at top left.
The record has red CBS labels with the logos in yellow in a ring. The record
of the copy shown has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL-38819-1M, Side
2 - BL-38819-1A. Hans Seegers has a copy with handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - P AL-38819-1M QCL-22077-A, Side 2 -
P BL-38819-1A QCL-22077-B
with "MASTERDISC"
stamped on both sides.

Thanks to Hans
Seegers for information and Arie de
Reus for further information and scans.

The promo release of this record has white labels and a gold promo stamp
on the rear sleeve. The commercial record has orange/yellow CBS labels and comes in the
same inner sleeve as the UK release. Bill Hester's New Zealand copy has what
looks like an Australian sleeve, but the record itself was made in New
Zealand. On the New Zealand store sticker Lower Hutt is a town on the North
Island of New Zealand near the capital Wellington. The rear inner sleeve
shows the same nine Dylan albums as the US and UK rear inner sleeves, but
has the Australian catalogue numbers.

This release came with a single fold
insert - there was
no lyrics insert. The cassette is light grey with text printed on the
case, there are no paper labels.

PC 7955 was
also included in a 1989 CBS Australia boxed set called A
Collection, see
International Album Releases
(Multi-Packs) 1980s. The cassette insert looks identical but the case is now
transparent smoked grey with a unique "striped" appearance and white text
printed directly on to the case, there are no paper labels.

This album was made in South Africa by the
Gramophone Record Company (Pty) Ltd., part of EMI. For the first time the sleeve
was printed by Artone instead of Interpak. The record has the normal picture
inner sleeve.

The record has orange/yellow CBS labels and
the copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - DNW2924-AL-38819-A-1, Side 2 -
DNW2924-BL-38819-B-1.

Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.

"Infidels" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS CLS-5797 (Mexico), Nov 1983:

CBS CLS-5797 (Mexico) - front scan by Manuel García Jara

This album was made in Mexico and has a cardboard sleeve which is not
laminated. the text "HECHO EN MEXICO [MADE IN MEXICO]" is printed in a panel
on the front sleeve (not a sticker). The spine has text in blue.

There is a picture inner sleeve which is
blank on the rear except for the catalogue number in blue at bottom right. The record has orange/yellow CBS
labels and the matrix numbers of the copy shown are: Side 1 - D2-11-16024-1A,
Side 2 - D2-11-16025-1A.

Both promo and commercial
releases of this album were
manufactured in Río de Janeiro (Brazil) by Discos CBS. The promo release
has an 8-page promo booklet in Brazilian Portuguese. The rear sleeve has a stamp
with the Portuguese promo text "AMOSTRA INVENDAVEL [DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE]"
while the record labels have "AMOSTRA GRATIS INVENDAVEL [FREE DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE]".

The rear sleeve also has song titles in English and Brazilian Portuguese.
There is a unique inner sleeve with the expected front but with the rear showing
nine other Dylan albums. The
record has orange/yellow Discos CBS labels, also with song titles in English and
Brazilian Portuguese.

Manuel García Jara's promo copy has "Disco para demostración. Venta prohibida
[Demonstration Record. Sale prohibited] in large text on the front sleeve.
Although this is a CBS release there is a Columbia logo on the front sleeve. This album has the title
in Spanish and in white instead of black, and the rear sleeve has song titles and credits in Spanish.
Thanks to Sergio Magnacca for pointing out that the Spanish translation of the
album title is incorrect (as for translations on many other Argentinean
releases, sadly) - "Infidelidades" translates to "Infidelities" (as in
"unfaithful acts"). Sergio suggests the correct Spanish translation is "Infieles"!
There is no insert or picture inner sleeve. The promo record has orange/yellow
Discos CBS labels with the same promo text as above.

The record
labels have the song titles in English and Spanish. For comment on the
translations see the Mexican entry above. The matrix numbers of Sergio Magnacca's copy are: Side
1 - AL 38119 (with some scratched matrix numbers with X's on them to the left
that look like "AL 3915"), Side 2 - BL 38819 (38819 was the US
catalogue number). The matrix numbers of Manuel García Jara's promo copy are
also Side 1 - AL 38119, Side 2 - BL 38819.

Sergio Mariano Romay has found a test pressing on an
auction web-site. It comes in a "DISCO PARA PROMOCION" white card sleeve with a
pasted typewritten track listing with the song titles in Spanish only. The
record label has no song titles and a promotional sticker.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Sergio Mariano Romay for
information and to Sergio Magnacca and Manuel García Jara for scans.

This release on the Columbia label (not Discos CBS)
has a black folded insert which is blank on the inside. The album title is
again wrongly translated as "Infidelidades" and the song titles have Spanish
translations as the LP release above.

The cassette is white with orange text printed directly on to it, there are no paper labels.

Thanks to Sergio Mariano Romay for information and scans.

Original CD Releases

"Infidels" - CD release: CBS/Sony 35DP 93 (Japan),
21 Dec 1983; CD
release:
Sony Records SRCS 6172 (Japan), 1
Dec 1991:As
far as I know, these were the only two CD releases of this album in Japan
before the hybrid SA-CD release in 2003 (see below).

Information found by Wil Gielen: "CBS/Sony built
a full-scale CD software production plant in Shizuoka prefecture. The company
did this without any financial assistance from either Sony or CBS. The world's
first CD software production line commenced operation in April 1982. The months leading up to the scheduled October product
launch were difficult for all concerned. The problem with discs warping remained
until the very last minute. After successively testing various materials, a new
material called polycarbonate, used for making automobile bumpers, was found.
Production of discs got under way in mid-September, about two weeks before the
launch." The first CDs ever manufactured were released on 1 Oct 1982.

CBS/Sony 35DP 93 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Wil Gielen

CBS/Sony
35DP
93 (21 Dec 1983): This 1983 full-priced CD is
possibly the first Bob Dylan CD ever released in Japan, which would make Infidels the first Bob Dylan album to be released simultaneously on CD
anywhere in the world. It had a grey card box-type obi with price ¥3,500
and a 28-page
stapled booklet as the front insert.

Sony Records SRCS
6172 (1 Dec 1991): This 1991 mid-priced CD has a black,
red, white, blue and yellow obi in the
"NICE PRICE LINE 15" series with the
price ¥1,800
and date "91-12-1" (1 Dec 1991).
It had a folded front insert in English plus an additional two-fold insert
in English and Japanese.

The first Canadian CD was manufactured in the USA, as
there was at that time no Columbia CD pressing plant in Canada. The catalogue
number on the Canadian CD itself is just CK 38819. Moise Potié's later Canadian
copy has the same artwork as Jack's but a slightly different CD with the
difference shown. There are only three song titles above the centre hole as
opposed to four on the earlier CD (which is the same as on the US CD).

Gino Galvez's copy of CBS CDCBS 25539 was the first CD release of the album
sold in the UK and possibly elsewhere in Europe. The front insert was a 16-page stapled booklet including the song lyrics.
There is a "Compact Disc" logo on the front of the front insert. The rear
insert says "Made in Japan by CBS/Sony" and the CD was made in Japan with
a secondary catalogue number "DIDP 93". Gerd Rundel's later copy
of CBS CDCBS 25539 has a CD made in Austria while the inserts were printed
in Holland and have the slight differences from the UK-bought copy shown.
Confusingly, the text "Made in Japan by CBS/Sony" remains on the rear
insert! (Maybe the first copies with the Dutch insert still had discs made
in Japan.)

The Columbia COL CD 25539 release has "Columbia" on the inserts, but not on
the CD itself, which is identical to the CD in the Dutch/Austrian CBS release.
This time the inserts don't say "Printed in Holland" and were probably printed
in Austria. Scans of a Columbia CD required!

Thanks to Gino Galvez, Thomas Deak and Gerd Rundel for information and scans.

This CD has a folded card front insert. This release was still on sale in Australia
until replaced by the hybrid SA-CD release in 2003.

Thanks to Stuart
Moore for information and scans.

"Infidels" - CD release, Columbia CDCOL 3655 S (South Africa),
1993:

Columbia CDCOL 3655 S (South Africa) - front scan by Keith Schweiger

This release was made in the RSA (Republic of South Africa) and the CD
is dated 1993. It has a single card insert. It was manufactured and
distributed on behalf of Columbia by the Gallo Record Company.

This CD-R for radio play only comes in a clear plastic wallet with a
single-sided paper insert
dated "5/28/2003". I assume because it was sent to radio stations
the CD-R has only the CD layer of the hybrid SA-CD release below.

This release is housed in a two-fold digipak and contains both a CD version and
an SA-CD stereo version. There is no booklet. The SA-CD design reproduces the
Columbia US vinyl label used in 1983. The inside of the digipak is a crop of
the inner sleeve front picture from the vinyl album (see above). The
Canadian release also has the sticker shown for The Freewheelin' Bob
Dylan on the outside of the shrink-wrap.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information about the Japanese release. It has
a black/red/white/blue on grey obi with price
¥2,520, thanks to Wil Gielen for scans.

This release in a jewel case has completely different red/white artwork and CD
design from the previous regular CD release of this album. The version is
the replaced 1990s European CD release, not the remastered CD released in Mar
2004.

This massive set is the latest in a series of "Complete Columbia Album
Collections" featuring artists such as Miles Davis, Charlie Mingus, Duke
Ellington, Dave Brubeck and even Blue Oyster Cult. The CD version of the set includes 41 Dylan albums in card
sleeves, 14 of which have been remastered for this project, plus a 2CD set
of previously released non-album tracks entitled
Side Tracks. The albums exclude all compilations and
The Bootleg Series sets, but do include the deleted 1973 Dylan album,
also see 1973, and the extra 2CD set
Side Tracks includes one side of the 1971 single George
Jackson (Acoustic version),
R-0085, see 1971. The set is
therefore listed in 2013.
The set also includes a hard cover book with extensive new liner notes and
previously unseen photos.

All the CDs come in card sleeves. The European sleeves are made of thicker
card than the US sleeves, but they are otherwise identical, so are not shown.
The catalogue number on the sleeve is "88691924312JK25"
plus "DISC 29". The CDs are different in detail, the US
Infidels CD has
catalogue number "88691924312D29", whereas
the European CD has catalogue number "88691924312-29". The European CD was made in the EU (probably Austria).
The US and European copyright details are printed at the bottom of the Bob Dylan CDs,
and round the circumference for The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan onwards, so I
haven't shown them for the later CDs.

Thanks to Sonny Boy McFitzson and Éamonn Ó Catháin for news that The Complete Album Collection
will be released in Japan in four decade-related parts, with
the intention to release them all in 2014.The Blu-Spec CD2
specification CDs come in card sleeves with printed inner sleeves and "SONY
MUSIC" instead of "COLUMBIA" on the discs. Bob's 1980s albums from
Saved to Oh Mercy will be released in Japan
on 27 Aug 2014 in card sleeves as Blu-Spec CD2 discs
numbered Sony Music SICP 30571 to SICP
30579.
The 2013 remastered
Infidels
is SICP 30573, more details will be added when available.

The five CDs are housed in a cardboard slipcase and each
album is in a card sleeve similar to those in The Complete Album Collection
Vol. One above, but without title or catalogue numbers on the spines.
The European version, also sold in Australia and New Zealand, has a
different catalogue number and artwork. The slipcase and discs of Stuart
Moore's copy were made in Australia.

Thanks to Tim Dunn, Fred Muller and Stuart Moore for information
and scans.